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Dr. Cass Franklin, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery, General Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Temple University School of Medicine (1978)

411 Laurel Street Suite 3250
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 643-6400

Dr. Cass Franklin, MD is a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA specializing in vascular surgery, general surgery and transplant surgery. He graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1978 and has 48 years of experience. Dr. Cass Franklin, MD is affiliated with MercyOne and MERCY CLINICS INC.

Office Locations

MercyOne

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

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411 Laurel Street Suite 3250
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 643-6400

(515) 643-5816

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In The News

“"It all started with a humanitarian donor," Dr. Cass Franklin, director of the transplant program at Mercy, said at a news conference Friday.”—"One donor starts chain of 5 kidney transplants", USA Today, January 2013

“Transplant surgeon Dr. Cass Franklin of Des Moines, Iowa, said the policy change made by the United Network for Organ Sharing puts a welcome emphasis on waiting time.”—"More minorities receiving kidney transplants", NBC News, February 2004

“Dr. Cass Franklin, transplant surgeon and former chair of the minority affairs committee at United Network for Organ Sharing, notes that not all organs require such a high degree of antigen matching.”—"U.S. Seeks to Overhaul Organ Transplant Policy", Los Angeles Times, March 1999

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
doctor visit	157
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
transplant procedures	13
urologic procedures	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
catheterization	19
doctor visit	201
hospital care	463
inpatient care	463
transplant procedures	14
urologic procedures	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	18
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	53
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
anastomosis	14
dialysis access procedures	14
doctor visit	147
hospital care	354
inpatient care	328
outpatient care	26
transplant procedures	16
urologic procedures	16
vascular procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	21
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70
hospital care	352
inpatient care	352

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	36
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	99
hospital care	428
inpatient care	428

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	22
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	51
Dementia	17
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	96
hospital care	295
inpatient care	295
transplant procedures	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
urologic procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	21
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	20
doctor visit	115
hospital care	372
inpatient care	372
transplant procedures	20
urologic procedures	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	15
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	52
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
catheterization	12
doctor visit	74
hospital care	278
inpatient care	278
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	23
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	20
catheterization	35
doctor visit	84
hospital care	250
inpatient care	250
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	20
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	52
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
catheterization	16
doctor visit	77
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	24
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	57
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	11
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and catheterization.

abdominal imaging	17
abdominal surgery	14
anastomosis	14
catheterization	20
dialysis access procedures	14
doctor visit	105
hospital care	314
inpatient care	312
outpatient care	26
transplant procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
urologic procedures	14
vascular procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	128
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	19
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cass Franklin, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	5
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Cass Franklin, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1978. He has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (1978)

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cass Franklin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MercyOne

MERCY CLINICS INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Cass Franklin, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 Envarsus XR $125
Relypsa, Inc.	$115 VELTASSA $115
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$75 SOLIRIS $75
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$17 ACTHAR $17
Davol Inc.	$13 SURGICAL $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$345

Biography

Dr. Cass Franklin is a general surgery, vascular surgery, and transplant surgery specialist. His clinical interests encompass general surgery. Dr. Franklin is professionally affiliated with MercyOne. MercyOne reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in West Des Moines, IA. Dr. Franklin attended medical school at Temple University School of Medicine.